Tag: Race

Mexico’s candidate to lead the IMF said that his battle with France’s Christine Lagarde was not over yet after talks in Beijing on Thursday,...

The IMF's executive board meets Monday as the campaign to find a replacement for scandal-tainted former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn reels from the unexpected twist...

Australia's Casey Stoner replaced Jorge Lorenzo at the top of the MotoGP standings after winning his fourth race of the season at a soggy...

NEWCASTLE - Manchester United failed to score at St.James' Park for the first time in 11 seasons as a goalless draw with Newcastle United kept alive the race for the Barclays Premier League title. The Red Devils had the chance to move nine points clear of second-placed Arsenal with victory over Alan Pardew's mid-table side.
But, with Sir Alex Ferguson serving the penultimate game of his five-match touchline ban, the visitors failed to bounce back from the disappointment of their

PARIS - European directors are many, Asians are few and South Americans non-existent on the list of 19 films in the running for the coveted Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes film festival, announced on Thursday. Spain's Pedro Almodovar, Denmark's Lars Von Trier and Belgium's Dardenne brothers are among those whose latest projects will be in the limelight when the world's premier film festival opens on May 11 on the French Riviera. No fewer than 1,715 films -- some for the first time

NEW DELHI - India's Tata Chief Ratan Tata has confirmed for the first time that his half-brother Noel Tata is in the running to replace him as head of the giant steel-to-telecom conglomerate. Ratan Tata, one of India's most powerful industrialists who has propelled the group's global expansion, is to step down in December 2012 at age 75 and the question of who will succeed him has been a subject of intense speculation. Noel Tata, a senior Tata executive, "is one of the candidates that

LAHORE - The rumours of change of the managing director of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) have become strong and names of two senior officials are being considered for the lucrative slot, sources told Pakistan Today on Tuesday. The rumours got strong when MD Rashid Lone said that he will resign.
A couple of days ago, the Supreme Court, in its order, said, "As far as the question of continuation of contract of incumbent Abdur Rashid Lone is concerned, the counsel

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed extradition of Atif Sheikh, organiser of an illegal drag race held at Bahria Town, Rawalpindi, in which five people lost their lives on December 5, 2010. A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani also directed the case's investigation officer (IO) to investigate without any fear and proceed in accordance with law. Appearing on notice, Punjab Additional Advocate General Khadim

TOKYO - Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor on Sunday in its race to avert disaster at a plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one prefecture alone.
Three hundred engineers have been struggling inside the danger zone to salvage the six-reactor Fukushima plant in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl 25 years ago. In one remarkable story of survival, an 80-year-old woman and 16-year-old

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate action against those who sponsored an illegal drag race held at Bahria Town, Rawalpindi, which killed 5 people on December 5 last year. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Ghulam Rabbani also directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest and bring back Atif Sheikh, the main organizer of the drag race and also an absconding accused, through

KARACHI - Etihad Airways, in collaboration with Radio 1 (FM91), has announced winners of their recently concluded on-air promotions titled 'Chase the Race', offering listeners a chance to win holiday packages to Abu Dhabi and full day passes to the newly-opened Ferrari World, the world's first Ferrari theme park.
The winners

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the counsels for Bahria Town to produce till February 28 the affidavits of compromise reached between the accused of drag car race and the legal heirs of the five victims.
A four-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday was hearing a suo moto case pertaining to the killing of five persons during an

The World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF - Pakistan) in collaboration with Allied Bank Raising Star is hosting the 11th Annual Travelling Nature Carnival on Sunday February 13, 2011 at Race Course Park from 8:30am to 6:00 pm. The Nature Carnival is an event aimed at enhancing awareness about nature conservation among students and the general public through interactive games and competitions. The carnival will host an array of activities including an Art Competition, Quiz

HONG KONG - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext's plan to create the world's largest exchange has sent competitors around the world scurrying to find partners, accelerating an industry shake-up. Traditional exchanges are under intense cost pressure from upstart electronic rivals such as Bats Europe and Chi-X Europe which were set up by some of the world's largest investment banks to loosen the big bourses' grip on share trading.
"Smaller players have really changed the face of

LONDON - Virgin Racing will compete with a Russian licence this season as part of their partnership with sportscar maker Marussia Motors, the Formula One team said on Monday. Team president Graeme Lowdon told Reuters at the launch of the new MVR-02 car that Virgin had obtained the agreement of Britain's governing body, the Motor Sports Association (MSA), to make the switch.
"There's actually quite close links between the MSA and the Russian federation and there's a lot of

YANGON - Myanmar's junta-backed party swept a vote for presidential nominations on Thursday, officials said, as part of a secretive process apparently designed to reserve the top job for a key regime insider. Prime Minister Thein Sein, a general who retired from the army in April last year, was one of three candidates selected by soldiers and lawmakers, Myanmar officials said, with the president set to be announced on Friday.
A key ally of junta strongman Than Shwe, Thein Sein

WASHINGTON - Pakistan has doubled its nuclear weapons stockpile over the past several years, increasing its arsenal to more than 100 deployed weapons and effectively edging ahead of its nuclear-rival India, The Washington Post reported late Sunday. Citing US non-government analysts, the newspaper said that only 4 years ago, the Pakistani nuclear arsenal was estimated at 30 to 60 weapons.
"They have been expanding pretty rapidly," the report quoted David Albright, president of the